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Faisal Abdul Rahman
- Party
- PAS · Malaysian Islamic Party
- Coalition
- PN
- Constituency
- Trong
- State
- Perak
Why this matters to you
As the ADUN for Trong (N.15) in Perak, Faisal Abdul Rahman is the primary elected representative for residents of the Trong constituency on state-level matters including local infrastructure, land administration, and state budget allocations. His position in the Perak State Legislative Assembly as an opposition member (PN holds fewer than 30 of the 59 Perak state seats following GE15) means his ability to advance constituency-specific legislation is subject to the state government majority (Source: en.wikipedia.org). Trong residents interact with his service centre for issues such as local development applications, welfare referrals, and state government services.
Summary
Muhammad Faisal bin Abdul Rahman (born 3 August 1979) is a PAS politician and Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly for Trong (N.15) since November 2022, having first won the seat in 2018. He contests under the Perikatan Nasional banner and currently sits as an opposition assemblyman in the Perak state legislature.
Biography
Muhammad Faisal bin Abdul Rahman is a Malaysian politician born on 3 August 1979 in Perak [1]. He is a member of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), which is a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition [2]. He has served as Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly (MLA/ADUN) for the Trong constituency (N.15) since November 2022 [2]. Faisal first contested and won the Trong state seat in the 2018 general election (GE14), receiving 23.6% of votes (3,241 votes) with a majority of 1,898 over a four-candidate field [3]. He successfully defended the seat in the concurrent Perak state election held during GE15 in November 2022, receiving 33.3% of votes (5,671 votes) with a majority of 616 votes in a four-cornered contest against BN-UMNO, PH-PKR, and GTA-PEJUANG [3]. He was listed as the Perikatan Nasional candidate for N.15 Trong in official PN GE15 candidate announcements [4]. His candidacy for the Trong state seat was also confirmed in official SPR nomination records for the Perak state election [5]. Public information on his pre-political career, educational background, and committee assignments in the Perak State Legislative Assembly is limited in available allowlist sources.
Known for
Faisal Abdul Rahman is known as the Perikatan Nasional (PAS) representative for the Trong state constituency in Perak, having held the seat across two successive elections in 2018 and 2022 [3]. He is one of PAS's elected representatives contributing to the party's state-level presence in Perak, where the Perikatan Nasional coalition holds opposition status following GE15 [2].
Political positions
No specific policy positions or public statements by Faisal Abdul Rahman could be found in allowlist sources at the time of this profile. As a PAS member within the Perikatan Nasional coalition, he operates within the party's broadly Islamic-oriented policy framework, but no individual statements or positions attributable to him were retrieved from allowlist sources.
References
Political career
- May 2018Won the Trong (N.15) state seat in the 14th General Election (GE14) under PAS, receiving 23.6% of votes (3,241 votes) with a majority of 1,898.⛓
- November 2022Re-elected to the Trong (N.15) state seat in the concurrent Perak state election during GE15, representing PN-PAS with 33.3% of votes (5,671 votes) and a majority of 616. Has served as Perak MLA for Trong since this election.⛓
Election history
Perspectives on key issues
- VerifiedFactsMuhammad Faisal Abdul Rahman won the Trong state seat in both GE14 (2018) and GE15 (2022), with his vote share increasing from 23.6% to 33.3% across the two elections.⛓
- VerifiedFactsHe is a member of PAS, a component of the Perikatan Nasional coalition, and has served as Perak MLA for Trong since November 2022.⛓
Sources
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